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Do GOP ‘Moderates’ Have the Stomach to Block Jim Jordan?

CROSSING JORDAN

Jim Jordan is on the brink of winning the speakership—if he can just flip a few more votes. That he’s even this close is a testament to the House GOP’s far-right transformation.

An illustration that includes a photo of Jim Jordan
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On Friday, after 55 House Republicans said they would refuse to vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the House floor, his path to the speakership looked impossible.

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